Day 01: Arrival Day in Kathmandu
On arrival at Kathmandu; we will greet you at the airport and transfer you to your trip hotel. Later we meet and take you to our head office, brief your upcoming trek/climb with us and introduce our trekking/ climbing guide. Evening, we host a welcome dinner at one of the finest local restaurant with music and ethnic dance. Stay overnight at the Hotel.
Day 02: Rock Climbing Or Guided Tour of Kathmandu Valley
Morning breakfast and relax at the hotel. Afternoon, we will take you on a rock climbing course in the city. This course will provide excellent opportunities to learn how to use rope, harness, Ice axe, crampons required during the upcoming alpine adventure in the Himalayas.
Our second option includes the sightseeing tour of Kathmandu
Kathmandu Valley is probably one of the most interesting cultural valleys with a superb blend of Hinduism and Buddhism and mega edifices dedicated to deities of these religions. Moreover, the historic courtyards and palaces inside Kathmandu are artistically fascinating, which date back to ancient and medieval eras.
Day 03: Fly to Lukla and Trek to Phakding 35 minute Trans Himalayan flight
Altitude: Lukla at 2800m/9184ft & Phakding (2652m/8698ft) Distance of walking- Approx of 8 Km- 3 to 4 hours
As per flight time, our Guide will meet you into your hotel and takes you to the domestic airport to fly into Lukla. It is scenery flight about 35 minutes, once you get into the Lukla, breakfast at the lodge and prepare luggage for the Porters then walking starts through the stone-paved trails towards Bhaisekharka. It is few up-downs to get into Phakding passing through plenty of prayer Rocks (Mani in local language). After getting into the lodge at Phakding, fresh up and short walk to the village or hike up to the Gompa to get acclimatize. Stay overnight at the lodge.
Day 04: Trek to Namche
Altitude: 3440m/11283ft Distance of walking- 10-12 Km - 5-6 hours
After a hot breakfast at your lodge, the trail leads towards the suspension bridge and easy uphill to the Monju from where Sagarmatha National Park begins. After short National Park formalities, drop down to the river, cross another suspension bridge and continue walking to the high Hilary Bridge at the bottom of the hill. After the bridge, the trail leads uphill to the Namche Bazaar. On the way you will have a great view of Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Kusum Khangru and more with the beautiful valley. Stay overnight at the Lodge.
Day 05: Day Acclimatization in Namche
Altitude: 3440m/11283ft Acclimatization Day
Today you explore the Museum, visit Khumjung village and Khongde village where you can enjoy the views of Mt. Everest and surrounding peaks with Sherpa culture. You can also visit Thame which is old Sherpa village as an option. Remaining of the day you can explore Namche Bazaar where you can use the Internet, visit National Park head office, Museum and monastery as per your interest and time. Stay overnight at Namche.
Day 06: Trek to Mende
Altitude: 3736 m/12,255 ft Distance of walking: 5-6 hours walk
After breakfast at Namche, the trail leads to the old village called Thamo which is easy to walk through the valley. Thamo is a small Sherpa village. After exploring the village, the trail leads continue to Mende, a small town at the entrance of the Kyajo Drangka. O/N at Camp.
Day 07: Trek to Kyajo Ri Base Camp
Altitude: 4550m/ 14924ft Distance of walking: 3-4 hours
From here our expedition to Kyajo Ri continue on the remote valleys in Khumbu. After breakfast, we will head ahead Mende leaves the main trails and follow a faint yak trail up over a couple passes to enter the Kyajo Drangka; which is the isolated broad valley south of our peak. Today is slightly a longer day as it gains a higher altitude in a day. O/N tented camp at Base Camp.
Day 08: Rest Day at Kyajo Ri Base Camp
Altitude: 4550m/ 14924ft Acclimatization Day
Today is our day rest and acclimatization in base camp. As our gain to the altitude on a previous day hike is longer, it is important to us to get well settled in altitude before pushing ourselves the summit thus this day is essential. We will take a walk around to acclimatize. Evening, checking and preparation of climbing equipment’s, discussion of climbing in your team and get the ideas of climbing in mountains with climbing leader/s. O/N at Base Camp.
Day 09: Trek to Camp I
Altitude: 5200m/17056 ft Distance of walking: 5-6 hours walk
Today, after hot breakfast at your tent, you are prepared for hiking to Camp I. firstly, we will have almost of two hours of hiking over to the grassy spur and boulders, and then short walk follows to the upward rocky section with a lot of boulders and skid pebbles. Another 3 hours steep walk then get to the Camp I for overnight. Now, you will have wonderful scenery of Kyajo Ri and small glacial lakes. O/N at Tented Camp.
Day 10: Trek to Camp II
Altitude: 5700m/18696 ft Distance of walking: 5-6 hours walk
This day, the walking mostly involves some of the technical climbing over mixed face slopes up to 40 degrees as well as through the glacier and rock areas. Our camp II would be nearby the glacier lake. Final preparation of climbing. Easy evening, early dinner and O/N at Tented Camp.
Day 11: Summit Day & Return to Camp II
Altitude: 6,186m/20,296ft at summit & 5700m/18696ft at Camp II Distance of walking: 9-10 hours walk
Early wake-up, light breakfast at around 3:00 AM, then prepare for our summit day climbing. Initially climbing through the rocky part with boulders and after a walk reaches Glacier part from where it's fairly hard to climb further.
Day 12: Climbing Reserved Day
As you know that climbing in mountains always depends on weather conditions and if weather is not favorable on our climbing day as planned on the itinerary, then it would be trouble to head for summit day thus, we would require waiting a day here for good weather condition to summit to Kyajori and return. Thus, this day is planed here as a climbing reserve day.
If weather is favorable, we will summit Kyajo Ri as planned day, but if weather is extremely bad, heavily snowing or if our participant has some trouble of acclimatization etc. then this day is used for this condition. If everything would be fine as days planned, then this day could be used for somewhere in your return to Lukla or in Kathmandu as per your interest.
Day 13: Camp II to Kyajo Ri Base Camp
Altitude: 4550m/ 14924ft Distance of walking: 7-8 hrs walk
Well, you have made this dream come true. Simply an easy morning, breakfast then retrace back to Kyajo Ri Base Camp. O/N at Tented Camp.
Day 14: Base Camp to Namche Bazaar
Altitude: 3440m/11283ft Distance of walking: 5-6 hrs walk
After breakfast at base camp, we will retrace back to Namche, whereas our climbing team would pack up all the gears, tents, mattress, kitchen utensil etc. and return back to Namche till to evening. This day required almost 5 to 6 hours of hiking hills down to Namche. O/N at Namche.
Day 15: Namche- Lukla
Altitude: 2,800m/9,184ft Distance of walking: 16 Km- 6 to 7 hours
After breakfast, we hike steeply descends to the Hillary Suspension Bridge and then continues walking over several local villages of Jorshale, Manjo & Phkding etc. and most of the walking is at Dudh Kosi valley surroundings. It is the last day walking, but slightly long but mostly decent and walking through the villages, farming lands, a river valley with crossing suspension bridges. Upon reaching to Lukla, refreshed up at your hotel and relax. Evening, you could have a party with your trekking crew as it is your celebration of Everest Base Camp Trek and the last night overnight at the mountain. O/N at Lukla.
Day 16: Lukla- Kathmandu (35 minutes Trans Himalayan flight)
Altitude: 1350m/4428ft
Our flights are in the morning for Kathmandu. After breakfast at Lukla hotel, you will check in to the airport and take your board to fly Kathmandu. (Depending on the weather conditions and visibility, the flight may get delayed.) Transfer to your hotel. You will have free time to relax, refresh up and rest. Evening, we will meet you again, take feedback of your trekking and host farewell dinner at one of the finest Nepalese restaurants in town. O/N Ktm.
Day 17: Day in Kathmandu
Today is your leisure day in Kathmandu. Simply relax at hotel or visit to Thamel- shopping paradise in Kathmandu.
Day 18: Departure
Altitude: 1350m/4428ft
It is the final day of your trip with us. Breakfast at Kathmandu hotel, then you're free to stroll around or personal shopping at the Kathmandu shopping paradise at Thamel. As per your flight departing, we will transfer you to the airport on time and your trip ends now.